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Also known as Gustav Adolfs

municipality in the region of Päijänne Tavastia in Finland

Key facts

Country
Finland
Region
Päijät-Häme
Sub region
Heinola
Municipal manager
Raija Peltonen
Total
2,401
Rank
234th largest in Finland
Density
0/km (0/sq mi)
Finnish
96% (official)
Others
4%
Time zone
UTC+02:00 ( EET )
Summer dst
UTC+03:00 ( EEST )
Website
hartola .fi

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Hartola (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Itä-Häme, Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 2,401 (31 December 2025), which make it the smallest municipality in Päijät-Häme in terms of population. It covers an area of 675.38 square kilometres (260.77 sq mi) of which 132.18 km (51.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Heinola, Joutsa, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish. Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hartola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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